Balafon: ndichiyani, zikuchokera zida, phokoso, ntchito
Zamkatimu
Munthu aliyense wochokera ku kindergarten amadziwa bwino xylophone - chida chokhala ndi mbale zachitsulo zamitundu yosiyanasiyana, zomwe muyenera kuzimenya ndi ndodo. Anthu a ku Africa kuno amasewera chithumwa chofananacho chopangidwa ndi matabwa.
Chipangizo ndi phokoso
Chida choimbira choimbira chimakhala ndi mawu ake. Zimatsimikiziridwa ndi kukula ndi makulidwe a matabwa omwe amakonzedwa motsatira. Amamangiriridwa pachoyikapo komanso pakati pawo ndi zingwe kapena zingwe zopyapyala zachikopa. Maungu amitundu yosiyanasiyana amapachikidwa pansi pa thabwa lililonse. Mkati mwa masamba amatsukidwa, mbewu za mbewu, mtedza, mbewu zimatsanuliridwa mkati. Maungu amakhala ngati resonator; ndodo ikamenyedwa pa thabwa, phokoso la phokoso limamvekanso. Balafon imatha kukhala ndi mbale 15-22.
kugwiritsa
Idiophone yamatabwa ndi yotchuka m'mayiko a ku Africa. Iseweredwa ku Cameroon, Guinea, Senegal, Mozambique. Amayikidwa pansi. Kuti ayambe kuimba, woimbayo amakhala pafupi naye, akunyamula timitengo.
Amagwiritsa ntchito solo ya xylophone yaku Africa komanso pamodzi ndi dunduns, djembe. M'misewu ya mizinda ya ku Africa, mukhoza kuona ojambula oyendayenda akuimba nyimbo, akutsagana nawo pa balafon.